Vulnerability · Published Jan 30, 2023 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2023-0097Post Grid, Post Carousel, & List Category Posts < 2.4.19 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in Post Grid, Post Carousel, & List Category Posts from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 41% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 59.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Post Grid, Post Carousel, & List Category Posts WordPress plugin before 2.4.19 does not validate and escape some of its block options before outputting them back in a page/post where the block is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Post Grid, Post Carousel, & List Category Posts | 0 – before 2.4.19 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/19379f08-d667-4b1e-a774-0f4a17ad7bff exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description